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    Niwa

    4.1 (31 reviews)
    PriceyJapanese, Thai
    Closed 7:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Spring rolls

    Our hotel concierge recommended this restaurant to us because we were craving Asian cuisine after eating nights and nights of pasta and pizza. This restaurant is located near the city center of Florence on a busy street. The service was good and staff was friendly. The water was ice cold, which was much appreciated. They presented hot towels to start as well. The menu is split into two sections -- Japanese and Thai. We ordered the California roll from the Japanese section, which was a decently good sushi roll, especially for Italy. From the Thai menu, we ordered spring rolls, a yellow curry with chicken and pad thai. The pad thai was the best out of what we ordered, followed closely by the spring rolls. The yellow curry was just okay, but worth it if you're a curry lover. Overall, the experience was great and enjoyable. We loved our Asian cuisine escape.

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    Cuculia - Chestnut flour tortellini, filled with white rabbit, black cabbage, yeast sauce. 2024 04 21. M0.

    Cuculia

    4.5(46 reviews)
    1.3 kmPalazzo Pitti
    €€

    We had a wonderful meal. Your team were extremely accommodating, welcoming, warm and generous. The…read morefood was delicious and everyone agreed it was a perfect place for our dinner. We chose the restaurant as we had 2 vegetarian guests joining us but it was truly special for everyone in the party. Perfectly cooked rabbit, incredibly beautiful monkfish, special little amuse bouche at the start, great wine selection. Not traditional Florentine but the essence of Italy is all there: lovely ingredients, warm hospitality and a feeling of welcome. I couldn't recommend it more highly.

    This was quite possibly the greatest dinner of my life. We booked a pasta making class through…read moreViator at the recommendation of our AirBNB host. My teenage boys, wife, and I had an amazing time. For 3 hours we learned how to make pasta and bolognese then the restaurants professional staff served us the dinner we made. As good as the food and wine pairing was, the experience was what really set Cuculia apart ...if you've read Will Giudara's book Unreasonable Hospitality you'll understand that the love and passion the entire team at Cuculia puts into their work means everything to them. This is a must visit restaurant in Florence. Ps. The off-menu mascarpone with pear sauce dessert was out of this world.

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    Sichuan Asian Fusion Sushi - Chicken fried rice

    Sichuan Asian Fusion Sushi

    3.1(10 reviews)
    1.1 kmSanta Maria Novella
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    My boyfriend and I came here while in Florence to also get a break from the local food (as most…read morereviews have said also). At first, we sat outside and our waitress came out to take our order. We ordered the pork dumpling appetizer (which was alright) and said we needed a little more time to decide on our main dishes. After she delivered our dumplings, she was never to be seen again, and we were waiting for at least 20 minutes... so we figured we would move inside to hope for better service. After moving in, we finally got our order taken by a new waiter and ordered the Thai fried rice and the spicy chicken skillet. The chicken dish came out in a normal amount of time (about 15 min) but there was no Thai fried rice. We figured maybe they were bringing it out right after the first dish. However, another 15 minutes went by and still no Thai fried rice, so we called the waiter over and asked about it. He was confused and brought us white rice and we said no we ordered the Thai fried rice... so finally he got it and you could tell the kitchen had forgotten about it and made it right then. The fried rice came out about 10 min after we said something to the waiter, so it was all very awkward timing of our food being brought out. As for the food, I thought it was average (I don't usually eat a lot of Asian food since I'm gluten free and in the US it doesn't agree with me), but my boyfriend does eat more of it and he said he would give this place a 1 out of 5 rating based on food and overall experience. I don't usually focus on negative factors of an experience, but this was not the best dining experience I have had, for sure.

    Went here for some takeaways and had very rude staff. Asked for some cutlery like spoon and fork…read morebut apparently we were only allowed to choose only one - where is the hospitality?? Haven't even ate the food yet but I know its shit. The one who seems like the owner is not very nice too.

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